by eric | Dec 20, 2025 | Food & Drink, International Travel, Travel
For this day trip I wanted to see San Marino, as microstates are fascinating, and it would be my 60th country visited. Public transportation would have been inconvenient, so we decided to get a rental car. That prompted us to look at additional stops along the way and...
by eric | Dec 19, 2025 | Food & Drink, International Travel, Travel
Ferrara was our first daytrip from Bologna, and while the closest, it took almost an hour on the train due to various slowdowns. Once we arrived we were quickly out of the station, across the road and into town. Our first impression is that the wide surrounding...
by eric | Dec 17, 2025 | International Travel, Travel
Most of the core sights are within a few kilometers, so we walked all over the city during our four weeks in Bologna – had to work off all the pasta and gelato! Churches The Basilica di San Petronio is the main church in the city and as it is free, we visited...
by eric | Dec 4, 2025 | International Travel, Travel
When people ask about our favorite city in Italy, we vacillate between Rome (for the sights and sheer history) and Bologna (for the food). After enjoying our previous trips to Bologna (2017, 2023) we wanted to come back for a longer stint, and this year we were...
by eric | Dec 1, 2025 | Food & Drink, Travel, USA Travel
We had a free holiday day and an expiring hotel credit, so on Friday morning we decided to spend 24 hours in Greensboro, NC. Our first stop was Gateway Gardens, a small public park with whimsical sculptures. It was a sunny but cold day so we were the only ones out and...